EVENT INFORMATION

8
November
2021

Supreme Court hears Muslim plaintiffs’ surveillance accountability case

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📅 8 November 2021 📍 United States

The US Supreme Court heard arguments in FBI v. Fazaga, brought by Muslim community members challenging alleged religiously targeted FBI surveillance. The litigation addressed whether the government could block judicial review by invoking state secrets. The hearing advanced a struggle over the ability of surveilled communities to seek remedies, without deciding the underlying discrimination allegations that day.

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People in this event

Yassir Fazaga; Ali Malik; Yasser Abdelrahim

Organizations in this Event

US Supreme Court; American Civil Liberties Union; Council on American-Islamic Relations